German, 1902–1968
Ernst Wilhelm Nay
262results on record
76%sell-through
$33,634median result (USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% estimated from hammer)
$2,599,713record in our coverage
Drawn from 262 recorded results (245 sold · 17 passed) across 12 auction houses, 1998–2026. 1 upcoming lot on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| works on paper | 93 | 50% | $23,529 |
| painting | 53 | 67% | $213,328 |
| prints | 39 | 36% | $3,625 |
Medium is recorded for 185 of 262 results (71%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Ernst Wilhelm Nay Andy Warhol
| Metric | Ernst Wilhelm Nay | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $33,634 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $2,599,713 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 262 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholGerhard RichterPablo PicassoLyonel Feininger
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
75/ 100
- Sell-through76%
- Meets estimate64%
- Market depth262 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ketterer Kunst | 80 | — | $42,329 | — |
| Grisebach | 50 | — | $21,119 | — |
| Christie's | 39 | 80% | $38,284 | — |
| Sotheby's | 36 | 92% | $50,909 | 0.90× |
| Lempertz | 36 | 77% | $49,603 | — |
| Dorotheum | 5 | 100% | $2,803 | — |
| Koller | 4 | — | $108,086 | — |
| Historia Auktionshaus | 2 | 100% | $446 | — |
| Bonhams | 1 | 100% | $20,805 | 0.80× |
| Phillips | 1 | 100% | $18,266 | — |
| Yair gallery | 8 | 12% | $300 | — |
| VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | 1 | 100% | $18,448 | 0.88× |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 264 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 17 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2020·12 | Fisch und Muschel | $36,342–$42,399 | Lempertz | |||
| 2020·12 | „Ohne Titel“. 1967 | Watercolour on slightly textured wove paper | $18,238–$24,318 | Grisebach | ||
| 2020·12 | „Ohne Titel“. 1962 | Watercolour on cardboard | $12,159–$18,238 | Grisebach | ||
| 2020·12 | „Waldgeist“. 1948 | Gouache over pencil on paper | $18,238–$24,318 | Grisebach | ||
| 2020·07 | Drei Kreuze (Taunus), 1939 | Watercolor over pencil Estimate: € 12,000 / $ 13,680 Sold: € 13,750 / $ 15,674 (incl | $13,714–$13,714 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2020·07 | Ohne Titel, 1956 | Watercolor | $45,712–$45,712 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2020·07 | Halb Gelb - halb Blau, 1965 | Watercolor | $28,570–$28,570 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2020·07 | Ohne Titel, 1956 | Watercolor | $17,142–$17,142 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2019·11 | Halb Gelb - Halb Blau | $21,964–$32,946 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·11 | Olympia (Zwei Zeichnungen) | $7,687–$9,884 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·11 | „Ohne Titel“. 1963 | Watercolour on slightly textured wove paper | $21,964–$32,946 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·10 | Helle Girlande (Light Garland) | oil on canvas | $369,892–$616,486 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·06 | Lofoten, 1937 | Watercolor | $16,910–$16,910 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2019·06 | Blaue Sitzende mit Spiegel I, 1947 | Gouache | $22,546–$22,546 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2019·06 | Die Ruhende und die Himmlischen (Laon), 1946 | Gouache | $16,910–$16,910 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2019·06 | Ohne Titel, 1964 | Watercolor | $28,182–$28,182 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2019·06 | Lob des Grau, 1952 | Oil on canvas | $225,460–$225,460 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2019·06 | Schwarz-Rot-Rosa, 1968 | Oil on canvas | $169,095–$169,095 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2019·06 | Frau mit Tieren, 1934/1939 | Oil on canvas, margins relined Estimate: € 60,000 / $ 68,400 Sold: € 337,500 / $ 384,749 (incl | $67,638–$67,638 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2019·06 | Der Abendruf, 1942 | Oil on cardboard | $45,092–$45,092 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2019·06 | Mit gotischem Rot, 1963 | Oil on canvas | $281,825–$281,825 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2019·05 | „Ohne Titel“. 1956 | Watercolour on slightly textured wove paper | $16,726–$22,302 | Grisebach | ||
| 2019·05 | Untitled | $8,921–$13,381 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·03 | jütland | $39,450–$52,600 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·12 | bleu royal | $227,080–$340,620 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·11 | „Landschaft mit Laterne und Schornstein. 1925 | Oil on canvas | $11,359–$17,038 | Grisebach | ||
| 2018·11 | Dominant Grün | $261,257–$295,334 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·11 | Untitled | $20,446–$24,990 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·11 | Untitled | $39,756–$45,436 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·11 | Fischer | $147,667–$170,385 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·11 | „Landschaft mit Weg. 1925 | Oil on canvas | $9,087–$13,631 | Grisebach | ||
| 2018·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2018·10 | Vom Aufsteigenden Blau (From the Rising Blue) | oil on canvas | $717,779–$978,790 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·06 | Ostseefischer, 1936 | India ink drawing | $3,551–$3,551 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2018·06 | Ostseefischer, 1936 | India ink drawing | $3,551–$3,551 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2018·06 | Mit Cycladischem Rot | $177,540–$236,720 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·06 | Ohne Titel | $21,004–$25,672 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·06 | Untitled | $35,007–$40,842 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·06 | Onyx | $81,683–$93,352 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·06 | Mit Tropfenketten | $175,035–$210,042 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·06 | Untitled | $29,172–$40,842 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·06 | „Drei Kühe“. 1935 | Watercolour on Ingres laid paper | $10,502–$14,003 | Grisebach | ||
| 2018·06 | Ohne Titel | $29,172–$40,842 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·05 | Ice Blue | oil on canvas | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·05 | Composition 2 | watercolor on paper | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·03 | Untitled | gouache and watercolour on paper | $20,808–$27,743 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·03 | Untitled | ink on paper | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·12 | Das Duett. 1946. | Oil on canvas. | $100,325–$150,487 | Koller | ||
| 2017·12 | Adam und Eva | $47,540–$71,310 | Lempertz | |||
| 2017·12 | Ostsee-Landschaft. 1936 | Watercolour on Ingres laid paper | $4,754–$7,131 | Grisebach | ||
| 2017·06 | Mit vielfältigem Gelb. 1958. | Oil on canvas. | $124,355–$186,533 | Koller | ||
| 2017·06 | Im Kreuzrhythmus I. 1951. | Gouache over pencil on thin cardboard. | $12,436–$18,653 | Koller | ||
| 2017·06 | Untitled. 1961. | Watercolour on linen covered, firm paper. | $20,726–$31,089 | Koller | ||
| 2017·06 | „Euryanthe III“. 1947 | Gouache on slightly nacreous paper | $22,434–$33,651 | Grisebach | ||
| 2017·06 | Ohne Titel. 1959 | Watercolour on nacreous wove paper | $22,434–$33,651 | Grisebach | ||
| 2017·03 | Figurale - Odaliske in Hellblau und Rot (Figural - Odalisque in Light Blue and Red) | oil on canvas | $42,588–$54,755 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·12 | Untitled | pencil and watercolour on paper | $26,525–$37,135 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·12 | Ohne Titel. 1954 | Brush and India ink on heavy paper (blindstamp: SCHOELLER PROGRESS) | $7,449–$9,578 | Grisebach | ||
| 2016·12 | „5 Farbaquatinten“. 1957 | Set of 5 colour aquatints, each on Rives wove paper | $8,514–$10,642 | Grisebach | ||
| 2016·06 | ostseefischer (baltic fishermen) | $2,939–$4,408 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | männer mit stier (men and bull) - rectoabstrakte figur (abstract figure) - verso | $26,447–$36,732 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | fischer (fishermen) | $2,939–$4,408 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | Dans la campagne | $14,693–$22,039 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | fischer (fishermen) | $2,939–$4,408 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | „Ohne Titel“. 1965 | Watercolour and coloured ink on nacreous wove paper | $15,870–$21,160 | Grisebach | ||
| 2015·11 | „Ohne Titel“. 1952 | Watercolour, India ink and pencil on laid paper | $10,580–$15,870 | Grisebach | ||
| 2015·11 | „Ohne Titel (Spindeln)“. 1964 | Watercolour and India ink over pencil on nacreous wove paper | $21,160–$31,740 | Grisebach | ||
| 2015·11 | Ohne Titel. 1963 | Watercolour on slightly nacreous paper | $21,160–$31,740 | Grisebach | ||
| 2015·10 | Morningstar | oil on canvas | $92,659–$123,545 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·10 | Untitled | $18,458–$27,687 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·07 | Composition | watercolor on paper | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | „Ohne Titel“ (Frühlings-Votiv). 1946 | Oil on panel | $44,872–$67,308 | Grisebach | ||
| 2014·11 | Ohne Titel. 1954 | Brush and India ink on heavy paper (blindstamp: SCHOELLER PROGRESS) | $8,738–$11,235 | Grisebach | ||
| 2014·06 | 1952 - 4, 1952 | Woodcut in colors | $6,821–$6,821 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2014·06 | Irisch Blau, 1964 | Oil on canvas | $341,050–$341,050 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2014·06 | Ohne Titel, 1964 | Watercolor | $27,284–$27,284 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2014·06 | Musikantin, 1948 | Gouache | $27,284–$27,284 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2014·06 | Badende an der Steilküste, 1938 | Woodcut in colors | $10,914–$10,914 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2014·06 | Lofotenlandschaft, 1938 | Woodcut in colors | $10,914–$10,914 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2014·05 | „Paar“. Um 1948/49 | Pencil on paper | $5,443–$8,164 | Grisebach | ||
| 2014·05 | „Frau mit Vogel“. 1946 | Charcoal on paper | $6,804–$9,525 | Grisebach | ||
| 2014·05 | „Über den Menschen“. 1965 | Set of 6 colour aquatints, each on wove paper | $9,525–$12,246 | Grisebach | ||
| 2013·11 | „Helena I“. 1948 | Gouache over pencil on heavy, nacreous paper | $34,028–$40,833 | Grisebach | ||
| 2013·11 | „Ohne Titel“. 1950 | Watercolour over pencil on fine cardboard | $20,416–$27,222 | Grisebach | ||
| 2013·06 | Farbholzschnitt 1952-2, 1952 | Woodcut in colors | $9,282–$9,282 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2013·06 | Farbholzschnitt 1952-4, 1952 | Woodcut in colors | $9,282–$9,282 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2013·04 | Oberon, 1949 | Lithograph in colors | $1,836–$1,836 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2013·04 | Farblitho 1952, 1952 | Lithograph in colors | $1,049–$1,049 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2013·04 | Farblitho 1967-3, 1967 | Lithograph in colors | $1,574–$1,574 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2013·04 | Sechs Aquatinten. Über den Menschen, 1965 | Etching and aquatint in colors Estimate: € 6,000 / $ 6,840 Sold: € 11,625 / $ 13,252 (incl | $7,869–$7,869 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2012·11 | „Der Uhrturm I“. 1946 | Gouache on nacreous wove paper | $38,958–$51,944 | Grisebach | ||
| 2012·11 | Ohne Titel. 1961 | Watercolour on nacreous wove paper | $38,958–$51,944 | Grisebach | ||
| 2012·06 | Segelboot am Strand, 1936 | Watercolor | $9,974–$9,974 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2012·06 | Imagination in Gelb, 1951 | Oil on canvas | $112,212–$112,212 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2012·06 | Ohne Titel, 1966 | Watercolor | $12,468–$12,468 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2012·06 | Ohne Titel (Farbspiele). 1952 | Watercolour on wove paper | $6,161–$8,625 | Grisebach | ||
| 2012·04 | Rot aus Blau, 1964 | Lithograph in colors | $2,117–$2,117 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2012·04 | Ohne Titel, 1959 | Watercolor | $13,229–$13,229 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2012·04 | Die Wüste, 1965 | Etching and aquatint in colors Estimate: € 1,400 / $ 1,596 Sold: € 1,875 / $ 2,137 (incl | $1,852–$1,852 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2012·04 | Sechs Aquatinten. Über den Menschen, 1965 | Etching and aquatint in colors Estimate: € 6,000 / $ 6,840 Sold: € 8,750 / $ 9,975 (incl | $7,937–$7,937 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
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